September 16th, 2022

September 16, 2022

Today's Reading:

New Testament & Psalms Plan: 1 Corinthians 16, Psalm 106:14–19
Entire Bible Plan: 1 Corinthians 16, Psalm 106:14–19, Proverbs 24:23–25:28

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Collection for the Jerusalem Church

Now about the collection for the saints: Do the same as I instructed the Galatian churches. On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come. When I arrive, I will send with letters those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem. If it is suitable for me to go as well, they will travel with me.

Paul's Travel Plans

I will come to you after I pass through Macedonia—for I will be traveling through Macedonia— and perhaps I will remain with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go. I don't want to see you now just in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows. But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me—yet many oppose me. If Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear while with you, because he is doing the Lord's work, just as I am. So let no one look down on him. Send him on his way in peace so that he can come to me, because I am expecting him with the brothers.

Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not at all willing to come now. However, he will come when he has an opportunity.

Final Exhortation

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love.

Brothers and sisters, you know the household of Stephanas: They are the firstfruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to serving the saints. I urge you also to submit to such people, and to everyone who works and labors with them. I am delighted to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up for your absence. For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.

Conclusion

The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla send you greetings warmly in the Lord, along with the church that meets in their home. All the brothers and sisters send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. If anyone does not love the Lord, a curse be on him. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus.


Scripture quotations have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Scripture quotations have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

These sayings also belong to the wise:
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"—
peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

He who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.

Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;
afterward, build your house.

Don't testify against your neighbor without cause.
Don't deceive with your lips.
Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me;
I'll repay the man for what he has done."

I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.
Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was ruined.
I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
and your poverty will come like a robber,
and your need, like a bandit.

Hezekiah's Collection

These too are proverbs of Solomon,
which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.

Remove impurities from silver,
and material will be produced for a silversmith.
Remove the wicked from the king's presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Don't boast about yourself before the king,
and don't stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!"
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

Don't take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?
Make your case with your opponent
without revealing another's secret;
otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you'll never live it down.

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples in silver settings.
A wise correction to a receptive ear
is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.

To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.

The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.
A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you'll get sick from it and vomit.
Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house;
otherwise, he'll get sick of you and hate you.

A person giving false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.

The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.

A righteous person who yields to the wicked
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.

It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.

A person who does not control his temper
is like a city whose wall is broken down.


Scripture quotations have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

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